How to VB.NET Exceptions

Exceptions are the occurrence of some condition that changes the normal flow of execution . For ex: you programme run out of memory , file does not exist in the given path , network connections are dropped etc. More specifically for better understanding , we can say it as Runtime Errors .

In .NET languages , Structured Exceptions handling is a fundamental part of Common Language Runtime . It has a number of advantages over the On Error statements provided in previous versions of Visual Basic . All exceptions in the Common Language Runtime are derived from a single base class , also you can create your own custom Exception classes. You can create an Exception class that inherits from Exception class .

How to throw Exception

You should throw exceptions only when an unexpected or invalid activity occurs that prevents a method from completing its normal function. You can throw any type of Throwable object using the keyword throw. . More about.... throw exception

How to create a custom exception

We can create our own exceptions by extending 'Exception' class. It will simplify and improve the error handling and thus increase the overall code quality. More about.... Create a custom exception

System level Exceptions Vs Application level Exceptions

Exceptions are provide a structured, uniform, and type-safe way of controlling both system level and application level abnormal conditions. Application exceptions can be user defined exceptions thrown by the application. System exceptions are common exceptions thrown by the CLR. More about.... System level Exceptions VS ..

NullReferenceException

A NullReferenceException exception is thrown when you try to access a member on a type whose value is null. That means the reference to an Object which is not initialized. More about.... NullReferenceException

Difference between Exception and Error

Exceptions are related to the application and an Error is related to the environment in which the application is running. More about.... Exception and Error

From the following VB.NET code , you can understand how to use try..catch statements. Here we are going to divide a number by zero .

When you execute this program you will "Exception catch here .." first and then "Finally block executed " . That is when you execute this code , an exception happen and it will go to catch block and then it will go to finally block.